Sentence examples for major contributing causes from inspiring English sources

Besides heredity, there are at least five other major contributing causes to alcoholism: peer influence, cultural influence, certain coexisting psychiatric conditions, availability, and occupation.

A recent actuarial analysis in female BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers showed that mortality risk by age 70 was greater among BRCA1 mutation carriers than among BRCA2 mutation carriers; and that the major contributing causes of death for both BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers were breast cancer and ovarian cancer [15].

The major contributing causes of death identified in 42 mice were glomerulonephritis (8 mice), histiocytic sarcoma (7 mice), and other tumors (8 mice).

The basic idea, however, that the low-MAOA gene is a major contributing cause of violence has become widely accepted, and it is now commonly called the "warrior gene".

Only this year a non-steroidal, anti- inflammatory drug called diclofenac, a cheap and effective cure for many ailments in livestock, was identified as a major contributing cause of the crash in the vulture population.

The second major contributing cause to men's possessive control is exemplified by the childhood experience of men like George and Edwin.

The transition for nurses from higher education to working life thus involves several types of change and seems to be a major contributing cause of distress and consequently also ill health, on a longer term basis [46], [47], [51], [52], [53], [54], [55].

If any description suggested an alternative or major contributing cause of death, this was recorded.